What's that on your head?

Monday, March 21, 2011

How do you like mah hurr? I don't really talk like that. I was inspired by Rebecca's crown braid. I wish "inspired" meant "the same as" but it doesn't because I'm incompetent when it comes to my hair, which is why it's always boring straight or wavy. Anyway, she has a tutorial here. Check it out. Try not to make me feel too stupid because I can't get it.

I chopped up my blue Gap dress and turned it into a new shirt because last night I realized I didn't have any blue t-shirts. What's wrong with me?

Now I'm off to gorge myself with all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ with Chase and my bro. I forgot to starve myself today. I guess I'll consider that "practice".. Not like I need it. (That's why I'm wearing BF jeans and a loose t-shirt... That's me...always planning ahead.)

Love the hair! You did a great job! Perhaps I'll try it! I already copyed you once: http://natashaatkerson.blogspot.com/2011/03/what-i-wear-cpoy-cat-blogger.html

How do you get the background fuzzed out? Is it something the camera does automatically, something you set it on? I'd really appreciate if you could let me know! I realize your busy, so I don't expect you to answer me in ten seconds! : )Have an amazing week!NatashaA Modest Fashion Blog: www.natashaatkerson.blogspot.com

I think your hair looks adorable. Seriously, I tried like 10 times to recreate what I had originally done, and one of them came out like this. I thought "That's not the same, but it still looks really good." So I'd say this is a win!

I have attempted the crown braid many times with no success. So I'm heading over to the tutorial to attempt it again. I have also cut up my dresses to become shirts, it has surprised me that some of my dress's look better then shirts on me.

Hi Elaine! I've been looking for a trench coat, and have noticed that you wear yours quite a bit. Do you have any recommendations for someone who is buying one? I'm debating about what color to get. I've found some that are khaki, black, tan which I love, but then I found one that is a really pretty shade of green. Is it better to stick with the neutral colors? Or is the pop of color a good option?

i like this look, i think you did it great! it's always nice to play around with your hair once in awhile...which is something that i never did when i had long hair and now i'm kicking myself for it! i was just going to mention too that in your last post your hair looks really long! are you planning on growing it out?

LOVE the hair! Thanks for directing us to the tutorial, I'm definitely going to try this. And I totally understand the planning ahead for dinner with the outfit, I always work leggings into my outfit when I know there's a big dinner coming for a special occasion! They get expand with your belly!

Oh and I like that you cut your dress. I cut up this shirt/sweater thing the other day so it was just a black sweater because I realized I didn't have a black sweater! Which is pretty bizarre. And I can use it much more now.

I am dreadful at doing my hair too - I usually end up pulling it out like 3 times, and then just thowing it in a pony out of pure frustration!!I lurve your new necklace! And your 'new' tee is really great too :)

Way to go on the new lens! Woot woot! Your pictures look fab and I bet Chase is loving all the practice with it. I hope all is going well for you guys, especially at this winding down of the semester for him. Hopefully not to many lights-on-all-night-nights! P.S. You're beautiful and I love the side do. Miss you!

The blur in the background is called bokeh and I love the way it works. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokeh You can achieve this effect with any camera (even a point and shoot) that has the ability to be set manually. The wider your aperature, the more bokeh you have in the background. Careful, though, as sometimes shooting at an aperture wider than f2 can cause blur on your subject's face as well.